The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-09-08
EVENTS OF THE WEEK.

the Central Pacific railroad to answer cer-
tain questions in regard to expenditure of
FUNDS Tor the purpose of influencing legisla
tion, Justice Field of the United States su-
preme court, delivered the opinion OF the
United States circuit court, that the act Of
congress creating the commission improper
~ invites the cooperation or the courts In
an Inquiry that is not judicial. The opinion
ls backed by decisions and opinions OF Story,
Marshall and Tuohy on the limitations of
congressional authority. 1t voids that part
Of the act referring to the courts as uncon-
stitutional. The court therefore declines to
make an order compelling the officers to
answer questions and also declines to make
an order giving the commission access to
the books of various construction compa-
nies.
At Rockaway Beach, N. Y. Thomas 5
Baldwin, tho San Francisco nronaut. re-
pcated his feat Of jumping from n balloon.
The gas condensed rapidly and it became
necessary to cut away the car and throw
aside the life perserver to make the balloon
ascend. Whom 900 feet high Baldwin made
the leap. His parachute remained closed
for the first 3O feet and he dc 6scended at q
fearful rate of speed. Then the parachute
opened and he sailed down easily, dropping
into the ocean, from which he was picked
up unhErt.
Sall;e II. Angney. of Columbia, the
divorced wife Of Jacob r. Angney, now in
Jail at Washington, d. G.. for shooting his
brother in-law, John II. Wllmot, has
retitioned tho court at Lancaster, Pa. to
set aside the divorce. 1t is alleged that the
divorce was obtained by fraud and colln-
sion. The attorney for Angney denies the
allegations and the matter will be argued
in September. Angney last year married
Detroi. woman, who is worth $500.
Stewart Sheckler, of Bncyrus, o.,
promised to take Cora Miller of the same
place, to the militia encampment at Gallon,
but failed to do SO. The disappointment
led Cora, who is q years old and quite
pretty. to attempt suicide. She shot her
self with revolver, the bullet entering tho
left side below the heart and lodging IN the
muscles OF the back. The girl mny die, and
young Sheckier says that If she does he will
kill himself
The last issue of the Railway Ago says:
1T now seems probable that the number of
miles of new road constructed in the United
States during 1887 will he about 12,OuN.
This figure is the greatest on record. It has
never been approached, except in 1Ss2, when
the total was SIS miles. Track for 1857
up to Sept. | aggregates o, 6,i62 miles. Kan
sas still continues far in the lead over the
special from Glenwood Springs, Col
orado: ''F. H. Swindler has just sworn out
a warrant for Colorow. OH the charge o.
murder The warrant will 60 forward to
Sheriff Kendall by courier. The first one
was for simple misdemeanor-resisting an
officer. This being for felony, it will make
ii difficult for the authorities. federal and
state. to settle matters without surrender
| of old Colorow.
Havana, Cuba, is in n state OF siege, and
! collisions have occurred between the troops
| and people Capt Gen. Martin has seized
! all the public Offices and arrested many
| officials and declares his intention to purify
| the government regardless of consequences.
| The popu,ace and volunteer regiments have
held public meetings and denounce and
defy Martin.
At an ice cream festival ut Beaumont,
Texas, after partaking Of the cream about
sixty persons were seized with symptoms of
| poisoning No one has as yet died from the
| effects, though two persons are dangerously
| and several others seriously i'll. The only
way the poisoning can be accounted for il
| the use OF a new ice cream freezer.
Near Chattanooga, Tenn, an accident
occurred OIL the Belt railroad, which was
| caused by collision between a passenger
| and freight train. About thirty persons
| we're on board the passenger train, and all
| cident was caused by the watch Of the en-
gineer being four minutes slow.
The total coinage executed at the mints
OF the United States during the Month of
August was 9.?s. 900 pieces, of the value of
| eagles, $2,970,OO0 standard silver dollars,
$295,00 dimes, and x1S,30O minor coins.
| The total gold coinage was So, Goo, and the
total silver ~, 10000
! Another fatal wreck occurred on the Fre-
mont, ElkhoFn " Missouri valley road near
| Chadron, Neb. A stock train collided with
fiat car loaded with iron and was de-
rallied. Fireman Burt was killed and En-
| gineer Westy badly injured. Considerable
damage was done to the engine and cars
Litigation has begun at Peoria, H., grow
ing out OF the Chatsworth horror in the
| 500, in the circuit court. Ten are for 5000
each. all death cases. The others are for in
| iuries, and demand various sums, reaching
| in one instance to $4,000.
R.G. Dun & Co., in their trade review
state that the tendency of prices during the
| last week has been upward for most pro-
ducts, and the state of business is rather
etter; but there are still much hesitation
and iIregularity.
| Senator Cullom, in an interview in Chi
| ings of the Interstate Commerce law, but
thought that amendments will be proposed
at the next Congress.
| At Harrisburg, Pa. George hoffman, a
clerk at the Harrisburg foundry, died from
the effects of ether administered by DR..
Bechie in cxtrecting one OF his teeth.
Columbia and Summersille Il. C., and
Augusta, Ca, experienced several earth.
quake vibrations on the 9th, and although
] quite vigorous no damage was done.
| The business failures occurring through
ut the country during the last seven days
number for the United States 1913 AID for
Canada thirty-two.
| Large quantities of pig iron are being ex-
ported from Sweden to Pennsylvania for
railroad purposes.
T'hc public debt reduction for August was
S4,OS9,i5s.
| Fires and Casualties.
Temple, Texas, had $4,000 fire on the
2Sth closing out several stores.
At Holyoke, Mass, the Connecticut river
lumber mill employing 40 mon, burned
loss 3d., 900.
Long Island City, N. Y, had a 80, 600 fire
on the 2sth destroying dwellings, coal sheds
and stables
| A fire at Lcvanna, Brown county, o.,
destroyed the large saw mill Of Pritchard 4
Fitzpatrick The loss is estimated at $50,
UO9
The Morse bridge WORKS, at HaZelton, a
suburb Of Youngstown, Ohio, employing
3oO men, burned Sunday, Loss 100000
fully insured.
At Flint, Mich, during the progress of d
fire five prisoners dug a way out of the jail
and escaped. One Thomas Wilson, was
held for the shooting OF James Kelly. AL
| were tramps.
The owners of the fishing schooner Lydia
I. Crowell of Beverly, Mass, have given hel
up for lost. She was in charge of Capt
Moses Larkin of Nova Scotia, and had u
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